House Proceeding 02-23-10 on Feb 23rd, 2010 :: 1:18:00 to 1:22:35
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1:17:58 to 1:18:19( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: tribes, if i could use three seconds -- -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. rahall: i yield the gentleman five seconds. mr. honda: the federal monies cannot be used for state elections, state elections cannot be used for private kinds of elections. that's what they were saying. it' the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired.

1:18:00 to 1:22:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Steve King

1:18:20 to 1:18:42( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i would like to yield at this time three minutes to the the gentleman from iowa, mr. king. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentleman from washington yielding some time on this matter. i rise in opposition to this

1:18:43 to 1:19:03( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: bill and the native hawaiian reorganization act. whether it's amended or not amended and i do so, because the united states as -- was founded upon the principle of equality, principle of equality before the law and we have built upon the principle of equality of opportunity.

1:19:04 to 1:19:26( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: and as i listened to each of the speakers address this tonight, there seems to be a continuing theme that there are specific groups of people that deserve specific kinds of consideration before the law and before the appropriations of the united states congress and specific access to assets that might be utilized for their specific use

1:19:27 to 1:19:48( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: as opposed to other hawaiians who aren't defined as native hawaiians. i recall the debate back in 1959 when hawaii and alaska were brought in. and i recall the discussions that with were there then that the success that hawaii had been assimilating people into the broader society of hawaii and

1:19:49 to 1:20:10( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: how we didn't have to work -- worry about the expession, hawaiians dividing themselves in separate groups, they were assimilated. assimilated was the code word of the day and that was the promise and commitment that the hawaiian government made to the united states when they were brought into the union.

1:20:11 to 1:20:31( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: we see a piece of legislation before us that defies the very concept that was a principle that was clearly understood here on this floor of this congress when hawaii was brought into the union. when i look at what this does, the broad definition of native hawaiians, might mean anywhere where they are in the united states, that could be brought

1:20:32 to 1:20:52( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: under this umbrella of beneficiary of assets that could be 40% of the land mass of the state of hawaii to be governed and regulated by self-described native hawaiians at the expense of everyone else and i wonder how good these promises might be. we wouldn't set up gaming

1:21:38 to 1:21:58( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: i would have -- reseation. mr. hastings: i yield the gentleman one additional minute. mr. king: i make this point. when i read the material on this and i so appreciate mr. abercrombie's work and i know his hard and head is in this. this is an email i wrote to my staff. this bill makes a resounding

1:21:59 to 1:22:24( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: statement that even native hawaiians can't be assimilated into a western society. i disagree. it is a fundamental statment that goes to the heart of what it means to be an american, if, after all these years, native hawaiians have to be tribalized in order to function in a modern society.

1:22:26 to 1:22:36( Edit History Discussion )

Steve King: all must abide by the idealogic philosophy. however good the thoughtsr america should not be assimilated. we shouldn't be pitted against each otr and not have certain